The Delphi Podcast Cambria: The Degen MMO With $1M+ Seasonal Prize Pools
Join Piers Kicks as he hosts BEN.ZZZ, founder of Cambria, for an insightful conversation about building high-stakes, risk-to-earn MMOs inspired by Runescape. Cambria is pioneering unique game worlds like Duel Arena and Gold Rush, recently concluding a season with a $1.5 million prize pool.
Cambria: https://cambria.gg
🎯 Key Highlights
▸ Ben's origins in the Runescape private server scene and the journey to founding Cambria.
▸ Cambria's "risk-to-earn" MMO model with massive on-chain stakes.
▸ Deep dive into Duel Arena (high-stakes 1v1) and Gold Rush (risk-to-earn MMO).
▸ How Season 2 generated a $1.5M+ prize pool and saw massive player engagement.
▸ The emergent player behavior, guild strategies, and exploits seen in high-stakes environments.
▸ Challenges of managing on-chain game economies: botting, exploits, and security.
▸ Cambria's approach to balancing casual vs. hardcore players and "pay-to-win" mechanics.
▸ Roadmap insights: Season 3 plans, Duel Arena V2, and the strategy for a potential token launch.
▸ Cambria's multi-chain strategy and experiences deploying on different ecosystems.
▸ The long-term vision for significant, high-stakes on-chain game economies and guild wars.
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🧠 Follow the Alpha
▸ Piers' Twitter: @pierskicks
▸ Ben's Twitter: @cyberpunk
▸ Cambria's Twitter: @playcambria
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction to Ben & Cambria
01:00 - Origins in Runescape Private Servers
03:00 - Discovering Crypto & Early Web3 Gaming
05:00 - Cambria Overview: Duel Arena & Gold Rush
06:30 - Thesis Formation: Player Archetypes & Appeal
09:30 - Duel Arena Launch & Success ($100M+ Volume)
12:00 - Season 2 Deep Dive: Mechanics & $1.5M Prize Pool
16:00 - Season 2 Player Stats & Engagement
17:30 - Emergent Behavior & Exploits in Season 2
22:30 - Challenges: Botting, Dupes & Managing On-Chain Economies
29:00 - Balancing Risk/Reward, Casual vs. Hardcore, and Pay-to-Win
32:00 - Roadmap: Season 3, Dungeons, Scaling
34:30 - Duel Arena V2 & Excalibur
36:30 - Token Launch Strategy & Considerations
39:30 - Multi-Chain Approach (Ronin & Blast/Abstract)
42:30 - Vision for the Future of On-Chain Game Economies
47:45 - Evolving Thesis & Learnings
51:00 - Most Impactful Digital Experience (Runescape)
53:00 - Favorite Games & Recommended Reads/Media
Disclaimer
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